How Do I Know Whether Geothermal Heating and Cooling Is Right for My Alaska Home?

You might well ask someone who still hasn’t gotten the word about geothermal heating and cooling if they’ve been living underground for the last 50 years or so. Of course, that person would probably miss the irony of your question, since the source of geothermal heating and cooling lies underground.

Nowadays, though, most Alaska homeowners know at least a bit about the rewards of a geothermal HVAC system. More of them are mulling one over, too – either as a replacement or upgrade to their existing system or as the system they install in that new home they’ll soon have under construction.

Thinking about switching to geothermal yourself? Well, the benefits certainly are attractive:

• Trading your traditional HVAC system for a geothermal one could help you cut your heating and cooling costs by as much as 80 percent!
• Geothermal heating and cooling systems are extraordinarily energy efficient. That, plus the fact that they have a benignly symbiotic relationship with the environment, make them the most environmentally friendly HVAC systems you could install.
• Considering the options geothermal systems give you – package units, split systems, and duel-fuel systems, for starters – you have a better chance of assuring that the system you pick is the most efficient and effective for your Alaska home.
• Geothermal heating and cooling systems are designed for generations of trustworthy service. The fact that they have few parts, need less maintenance, have vertical or horizontal loops installed underground or in ponds or wells, and call for the heat-exchange equipment to be situated indoors, out of the weather, helps considerably.
• A geothermal heating and cooling system can be installed any time you want. The weather and the temperature are no obstacle, and no further fees are charged for “seasonal reasons.”
• Only a small patch of your yard need be taken up by a geothermal heating and cooling system. And what space is required is discreet; your home and landscaping will lose none of the “curb appeal” you work diligently to sustain.
• Last, but not least, geothermal heating and cooling systems are becoming ever more feasible from a cost perspective – even lacking, as we do at the moment, federal tax credits and rebates. Advances in system design and manufacturing processes as well as increased competition in the marketplace are what’s helping drive costs down.

Before you decide to replace or retrofit your current HVAC system with a geothermal system, consult with the experts at Energy Efficiency Associates. We can help you make the best choice – and provide you with the best geothermal heating and cooling solution for your Alaska home.